Aerial toy



E. W. HOWE.

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Specication of Letters Patent. Pgfgfgmtge@ um@ 21, 92h

Application led ctober 29, 19580. Serial No. 420,503.

To au 'whom if may concern.'

Be it known that I, EARL W. Howie, a citizen oi they United States, residing `at ll/ashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Aerialfloy; and I do hereby declare the following to be a tull, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to aerial toys and has for its object to provide a device of this character comprising a spool member hav ing connected to the reduced portion there- .o't', a plurality ot' parachute stays the other ends ot which are connected to a parachute. The stays and parachute being adapted to be wound around the reduced portion oit the spool and the aerial toy while in such condition projected into the air, during which time the parachute and its stays unwind eventually opens and the spool returns to the ground suspended from the parachute.

A further object is to provide one end of the reduced portion of the spool with an in tegrai portion and the other end of the spool with a removable portion, thereby 'allowing the ends ot' the stays to be easily and quickly attached to the reduced portion of the spool.

A further object is to attach the stays to the reduced portion of the spool, at spaced points thereby preventing the piling of the convolutions ot' the stays when wound around the reduced portion of the spool, thereby reducing the possibility of tanglinn or jamming ofthe stays during;` their un-y windmg operation to a minimum.l

With the above and other objects in view the invention residesrin the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth,` shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise cn'ibodiment ot the invention may be made within the scope of what 'is claimed without departingirom the spirit ot the invention.

in the drawings:-

Figure l is aiview in side elevation of the toy, showing the position the same is held in when projected into the air.

Fin'. 2 is a perspective view ot the toy showing Ithe toy in unrolled condition.

3 is a perspective view ot a toy showing a disk shaped spool instead of a spherical spool.

Fig. 4- is a View showing the toy returning .to the ground under control of the-parachute. i

Fig. 5 is a sectional View through the spherical spool.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l designates a spool which may be spherical shaped as shown in Figs. l and 2 or dish shaped as shown in Fig. 3. Spool l is provided with a reduced cylindrical portion 2 which is integral with the side 3.- Secured to the end 4of the reduced portion 2; by means ot a screw t 1s a removable side 5,

. which removable side when removed allows access to the reduced portion 2 so that the parachute stays 6 may be easily and quickly attached to the reduced portion 2 as at 7.

The securing points of the stays 6 are preferably spaced apart as shown, thereby allowing the winding and unwinding ot' the stays 6 upon the reduced portion 2 with a minimum possibility of tangling of the stays as they a-re wound or as' they are unwinding as the ty is projected into ,thevailx The upper ends ot' the stays 6 are secured to parachute 8, which parachute may be vmade ot anyniaterial. However it is preferably made oi. silk so that it will compress into a small space and may be easily wound around the reduced portion 2 of the spool and be tween the sides 3 and 5. Inner faces of the sides i5 and 5 incline inwardly and outwardly as shown at 3 and 5, thereby tormingan annular channel which is wider at its outer side than at its inner side. By so forming the channel, it will be seen that as the parachute is unwound during` the upward i'iight of the toy that the parachute will not jam. By so forming the channel between the sides 3 and 5 it will also he seen that after the parachute has been tolded and is forced into the channel that the expansive action ofthe material trom which the parachute is formed, will when the to is held in the position shown in Fig. 1 Witl the end 9 of the parachute extending downwardly, and in the direction ot the operator and the Itoy projected into air, expand and consequently assist in freeing or unwindin `the parachute as the spool passes throng in Fig. l, it will be seen that as the spool leaves the hand that it will rotate in the direction of the arrow o which will start the unrolling of the parachute 8 by the resistance of the end 9 of the parachute as the spool rotates in its flight upwardly. After the parachuteA has been unwound the stays are also unwound and the parachute then allowed to pocket the air and the toy as a whole allowed to return to the ground under the control of the parachute 8.

From the above it will be seen that an aerial toy is provided, which is simple in construction and one which may be cheaply constructed. It will also be seen that the toy is positive in its operation and that by varying the twirling action of the spool, as the toy is projected into the air that the opening of the parachute may be quickened or retarded, thereby allowing the toy to be projected to various heights according to the will of the operator.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. An aerial toy comprising a spool, a parachute attached to the reduced portion of said spool and adapted to be wound on said reduced portion, thereby allowing the spool and the parachute to be projected into the air in such a manner that the parachute will unwind in its upward flight and be allowed to open.

2. An aerial toy comprising a spool, parachute stays attached to the reduced portion of said spool, a parachute carried by the stays, said stays and parachute being adapt ed to be Wound around the reduced portion of the spool, .thereby allowing the spool and parachute to be projected into the air, the parachute to unwind in its upward Hight and the toy be allowed to return to the ground under the control of the parachute.

3. An aerial toy comprising a spool, parachute stays attached to the reduced portion of the spool and at points spaced from each other, a parachute carried by the other ends of the stays, said stays and parachute being adapted to be wound around the reduced portion of the spool, thereby allowing the spool to be projected into the air with the parachute collapsed, said spool being adapted to rotate during its upward movement for unwinding the parachute and stays, thereby allowing the spool to return to the ground under control of the parachute.

4. An aerial toy comprising a spherical member having a centrally disposed reduced portion thereby forming an annular channel in the spherical member, a parachute attached to the reduced portion and adapted to be wound on the same and unwound from the same during the upward movement of the spherical member, thereby allowing the spherical member to return to the ground under control of the parachute.

5. An aerial toy comprising a spool having a centrally reduced portion, one side of the spool being detachably connected to one end of the reduced portion, a parachute connect'ed to the reduced portion, said parachute being adapted to be wound around the reduced portion, thereby allowing the spool with the collapsed parachute to be projectedin the air, unwound and the toy as a whole be allowed to return to the ground under the control of the parachute.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name yto this specification.

EARL W. HOWE 

